Why businesses should stop planting trees and start protecting forests
GreenBiz
MARCH 19, 2024
Investing in forest protection is the most effective approach to enhancing forest carbon sequestration and supporting biodiversity.
Insetting, Origination, and Novel Approaches to Financing Forest Carbon
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Forests not only sequester carbon but also provide critical ecosystem services, host much of the world’s biodiversity, and provide employment to 25% of the global population. Despite these benefits, forest carbon faces a financing gap that hinders the development of high-quality projects.
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Carbon credits would enable restoration of UK saltmarshes, says CEH study
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 27, 2024
This has resulted in the release of greenhouse gases as well as the loss of biodiversity and natural buffer zones protecting properties and infrastructure from flooding. This would assure buyers of carbon credits that the climate benefits being sold are real, quantifiable, additional and permanent. million tonnes of carbon.
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Episode 224: Biodiversity, climate tech and voices of clean energy equity
GreenBiz
JUNE 12, 2020
Episode 224: Biodiversity, climate tech and voices of clean energy equity. How on-demand delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food. How on-demand delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food. Funding biodiversity (31:14). Biodiversity. Heather Clancy. Fri, 06/12/2020 - 02:15. Week in Review. Contributors.
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UK soils could see step change in carbon sink potential, with proper investment
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Investing in the ground beneath our feet could have wide-ranging benefits for the environment, animal and human health – as well as moving closer to Net Zero, according to new research. Soil acts as a carbon ‘sink’, locking in GHGs that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere.
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Is your team embedding equity considerations into its carbon removal projects?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 18, 2021
Is your team embedding equity considerations into its carbon removal projects? With carbon emissions expected to rebound this year, 2021 presents another opportunity for companies to invest in climate-saving initiatives that move the corporate world closer to a net-zero future, especially carbon removal projects.
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If we lose biodiversity, we will not address climate change or hunger, warns report
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2021
If we continue to lose biodiversity, the world’s most vulnerable people will not be able to adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food, according to a report released on 7 October by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). We know that large-scale agriculture threatens biodiversity.
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How Big Tech can restore forests – and credibility in voluntary carbon markets
Impact Alpha
MAY 2, 2024
In the state of Michoacan in western Mexico, indigenous communities have secured Forest Stewardship Council certification for their sustainably managed biodiverse temperate forests. The post How Big Tech can restore forests – and credibility in voluntary carbon markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions
GreenBiz
APRIL 22, 2021
Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments. . Amazon also has committed $100 million to support sustainable forest, wildlife and nature projects in its quest to reach net-zero carbon status by 2040. How is that money being spent?
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AXA invests $11 million in Forest Carbon to restore wetlands in Indonesia
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
4 – French investment manager AXA invested debt and equity from The AXA IM Impact Fund: Climate and Biodiversity. The post AXA invests $11 million in Forest Carbon to restore wetlands in Indonesia appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, Feb. Bonds will.
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World Economic Forum: “Investing less than 1% of world GDP into nature-based solutions can tackle climate change and biodiversity crisis”
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 28, 2021
New study appears to find that a tripling of current investments into nature-based solutions is needed by 2030 to tackle the climate crisis, otherwise there will be a $4 trillion financing gap. Today, just one tenth of 1% of global GDP is invested in nature-based solutions, says WEF. A total investment of $8.1
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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration
GreenBiz
MARCH 18, 2021
Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration. From an established forest carbon marketplace? "We Carbon Removal. Heather Clancy. Thu, 03/18/2021 - 01:00. The tech sector’s fascination with tree restoration as a climate solution apparently isn’t unique to U.S. companies. . Pull Quote. Tree Planting.
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Coastal carbon capture and biodiversity projects secure £9.2m marine research funding
Business Green
JULY 26, 2021
Potential of mangoves and seagrass to capture CO2 and support biodiversity to be explored as six marine and coastal projects secure backing from UK Research and Innovation. Research projects aiming to boost biodiversity, capture greenhouse gas emissions and protect coastal environments are among those receiving a share of £9.2m
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'Voluntary action is not enough': 150 top investors demand ambitious global biodiversity treaty
Business Green
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Scores of financial firms, banks, and institutional investors representing more than $24tr in assets worldwide have today called on world leaders to adopt an ambitious global nature treaty that establishes clear guidelines for the financial sector to ensure biodiversity loss is reversed.
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Biodiversity 3.0: Natural England unveils new metric to help deliver biodiversity net gain
Business Green
JULY 7, 2021
New tools aim to make it easier for developers to deliver overall improvements in biodiversity to compensate for their direct impacts on nature. Natural England this morning launched three new tools designed to help developers accurately measure biodiversity net gain and ensure new developments are "nature positive".
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Wetland conservation “the most effective approach to climate regulation”
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Oceans already act as climate regulators and according to the UN generate 50% of the oxygen we need, absorb 25% of all carbon dioxide emissions and capture 90% of additional heat generated from those emissions. These criteria include biodiversity impact, pollution impact, carbon impact, readiness level, costs, trade-offs and scalability.
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Businesses should use their power and budget to build back biodiversity
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
While the news that a date for the UN COP 15 biodiversity summit has been confirmed for December is welcome, the slow progress of the pre-meeting in Nairobi with 196 nations is less so. The UN has collectively proposed that countries commit 30 per cent of natural areas to prevent biodiversity loss.
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Asset managers accused of 'blind spot' over biodiversity risk and climate crisis
Business Green
JUNE 11, 2020
Report from ShareAction finds that none of the world's 75 largest asset managers have a dedicated biodiversity policy, while many are still underplaying climate risks. Moreover, only 11 per cent of asset managers have policies requiring portfolio companies to mitigate harmful impacts on biodiversity.
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Around 50 peatland, tree planting and biodiversity projects scoop government grants
Business Green
MAY 30, 2022
A tree planting project in Liverpool and a plan to restore peatlands at the Great Fen in Cambridgeshire are among 50 initiatives sharing in government grants announced today with an eye on unlocking further private investment into nature restoration and climate action across England.
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Breaking: Biodiversity
Business Green
JUNE 16, 2020
Would that the same could be said of global biodiversity - or the living natural world to give it its more evocative name and rid it of the emotional distancing that accompanies the dry scientific terminology. Efforts to tackle biodiversity loss enjoy no such luck. The yields are seen to be higher if the field is soaked in pesticide.
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104,000 panel solar farm set to power The University of Manchester
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 9, 2024
In a major move towards achieving its 2038 zero carbon ambitions, the University has partnered with leading UK clean energy company Enviromena to buy electricity generated from its brand-new solar farm based in Medebridge, Essex. The site will also create a significant biodiversity net gain.
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Unlocking Corporate Climate Investments: Beyond Value Chain Mitigation as a Key to Closing the Finance Gap
EDF + Business
MARCH 8, 2024
Arguably the most influential voluntary corporate climate initiative in the world, SBTi effectively sets the climate agenda for global companies – including on the use of carbon credits. And carbon credits are a tool that can help us accomplish those urgent climate goals. Capital is limited.
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Boris Johnson joins businesses in urging G7 for climate and biodiversity focus
Business Green
MAY 12, 2021
CBI chief says it is 'not acceptable' for businesses to sit on the sidelines amid 'seismic' challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss and Covid-19. From climate change to digitisation, resilience-building to fighting protectionist instincts, the challenges we face are seismic," he said.
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Green Finance Institute debuts new nature investment toolkit
Business Green
DECEMBER 8, 2022
New toolkit aims to help deliver investment ready nature projects that can mobilise private finance in support of nature restoration. What does investment in nature mean in practice? How can investors generate returns from investing in nature restoration and how can they be assured projects deliver promised environmental gains?
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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 12, 2022
The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.
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Trillion Trees debuts guide for investing in forest restoration
Business Green
JANUARY 6, 2022
New guide on how to ensure forest projects deliver promised benefits comes amidst soaring carbon offset prices and fresh calls for improved governance of natural capital projects. per tonne of carbon to around $14.40.
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'We need every tool in the box': Carbon credit firms defend Voluntary Carbon Market
Business Green
JANUARY 30, 2023
But they also stressed that the Voluntary Carbon Market was driving much needed investment into forest protection projects that were delivering significant environmental benefits. Signatories include leaders at BeZero Carbon, Earthshot Labs, Ecosphere +, Ecologi, EcoAct, and the REDD+ Business Initiative, among others.
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'Save our life support systems': World leaders commit to fresh biodiversity efforts ahead of COP15
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
World leaders announce new biodiversity commitments as they declare upcoming nature summit a global priority. In addition, a new accelerator for action on biodiversity was announced by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia on behalf of the President of Colombia.
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Timberland Investment Group plots $1bn reforestation investment in Latin America
Business Green
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The investment group has partnered with Conservation International to deliver the scheme. A new partnership will see $1bn invested in reforestation across locations in Latin America, the region's largest investment bank BTG Pactual announced today. We look forward to working with TIG.".
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Nature critical to infrastructure for sustainable development: UN report
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Nature-based infrastructure solutions can influence 79% of all targets across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the critical role nature can play in advancing sustainable development, climate action and biodiversity conservation, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNOPS, and the University of Oxford.
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Coronavirus: L'Oréal unveils €100m biodiversity and circular economy plan
Business Green
MAY 12, 2020
French cosmetics giant says it is 'essential not to not step back from the sustainable transformation that the world needs' as it delivers plans to invest in ecosystem repair and circular economy projects. It is essential not to step back from the sustainable transformation that the world needs.
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AXA launches bid to boost French forest climate resilience and biodiversity
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Investment and insurance giant teams up with green groups to study climate and biodiversity impacts on 600 hectares of AXA-owned forest in France. The initiative follows AXA's pledge last year to invest €1.5bn globally into sustainable forest management projects.
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The Nature Conservancy and Planet Collaborate to Map Blue Carbon
Planet Pulse
APRIL 5, 2023
Making Waves with Blue Carbon Trace your finger across a globe, around the edges of islands and continents, and soon enough, you’ll brush against some of the world’s most important ecosystems – the marshes, mangroves, and seagrasses that constitute the world’s “coastal blue carbon” stocks.
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Root Zero: First 'carbon neutral' potatoes to be sold in UK supermarkets
Business Green
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The UK's first carbon neutral potatoes will be sold in supermarkets across the UK from next week, Welsh food producer Puffin Produce announced yesterday. We have to act now - so we're on a mission to become carbon neutral and farm in a way that protects and regenerates our land, plants and wildlife. This isn't easy.
Planet, Microsoft, and Researchers Build New AI-focused Resource for Environmental Reporting
Planet Pulse
JANUARY 23, 2024
We are expanding this portfolio with a white paper guide to help navigate new sustainability reporting demands around nature-related impacts and dependencies – Accelerating Biodiversity and Ecosystem Reporting , written in collaboration with Microsoft, the Natural Capital Project, and the Gund Institute at the University of Vermont.
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Current incremental levels of change insufficient to meet global net zero ambitions by 2050, says KPMG report
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Coal-fired power plant chimneys: In fast-growing economies, rapidly increasing energy demand is triggering investment in both low carbon and fossil fuel generation, leaving certain countries, including India and China, unlikely to reach net zero until much later.
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Mobilising institutional investment is critical for financing nature-based climate solutions
Business Green
AUGUST 8, 2021
Mark Wishnie from BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group and Landscape Capital. Nature-based solutions can cost-effectively provide roughly a third of the climate action needed by 2030 and, unlike other carbon removal technologies, are available and proven now. Institutional investors also have an important role to play.
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AXA pledges to invest £1.3bn in forest protection
Business Green
OCTOBER 17, 2021
The insurance company has set out a plan to protect forests as part of its commitment to preserving biodiversity. Insurance and investment giant AXA last week announced a £1.3bn investment in sustainable forest management projects, as part of its ongoing commitment to preserve biodiversity and protect forest ecosystems.
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What investors need to know about carbon credits
EDF + Business
OCTOBER 23, 2023
By Leanna Tang and Andrew Howell, CFA High-integrity carbon credits can play an important part in enhancing climate action, but their role in corporate sustainability strategies has come under scrutiny over the last year. When a buyer removes a credit from the market by retiring it, they can take credit for the emissions impact it represents.
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Velux pledges to become 'lifetime carbon neutral' by 2041 centenary
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
New 20-year partnership with WWF aims to help roof window specialist offset 100 years of carbon emissions through global reforestation and afforestation projects. million tonnes of carbon dioxide - by investing in forest and biodiversity projects developed for Velux by WWF. Embracing a commitment aligned with a 1.5C
Climate and Biodiversity Emergency commitment, expectations and actions: the new bidding and procurement criteria?
Fairsnape
JULY 29, 2019
Are commitments and actions towards Climate and Biodiversity becoming procurement criteria for consultants, designers, contractors and building product manufacturers, and criteria for selecting which contracts to bid? Interesting the Creative Climate declaration contains the pledge to.
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HSBC and Pollination Group plot 'natural capital' investment venture
Business Green
AUGUST 26, 2020
Banking giant aims to raise $1bn for its first fund, which will be followed by a carbon credit fund of up to $2bn. HSBC has announced the birth of an innovative new green approach to asset management, outlining plans to partner with climate change consultancy Pollination Group to create a new investment fund focused on "natural capital".
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Investment round opens for plantation of new species of CO2-cutting trees
Business Green
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Carbon Plantations is aiming to raise up to £4.7m to plant new species of fast-growing hardwood trees with strong carbon storage potential at a site in Suffolk. The project is expected to absorb 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over the first 10 years of its lifetime, according to the company.
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Biodiversity Net Gain: Defra confirms new 'nature positive' rules for developers
Business Green
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Following a consultation last year, the government yesterday confirmed plans to bring in the new Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements in a phased approach between now and the end of 2025, starting with local planning authorities this year before extending to major infrastructure projects.
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